French Conversation · Level 139
30 words
French word
épicier
Pronunciation
IPA/episje/
Meaning
- masculine noungrocer
Example
L'épicier vend du pain et du fromage.
The grocer sells bread and cheese.
More examples
Il a hérité de la boutique de son père et est devenu épicier.
He inherited his father's shop and became a grocer.
Core concept
A familiar local seller whose shelves hold bread, cheese, tins, and other daily provisions.
Common phrases
l'épicier du coin
the local grocer
aller voir l'épicier
go see the grocer
Similar words
commerçant: A person who runs a shop and sells goods as a business.
vendeur: A person who sells goods to customers in a shop or market.
marchand: A person who buys goods and resells them in markets or shops.
propriétaire: A person who owns a shop, piece of land, or other property.
Definition in French
Personne qui vend des produits alimentaires dans une épicerie, souvent propriétaire ou employé d'une petite boutique de quartier.
Word origin
The word developed in Old French from espicier, meaning a spice seller, and later came to cover sellers of a wider range of groceries.
Usage tips
- Épicier names the person, while épicerie names the shop, as in aller à l'épicerie.